1. Belarus
Score – 101
This Eastern European country isn’t doing all that great when it comes to protecting animals. In fact, it has the highest scores, which, in this case, isn’t the best of things. Part of the Soviet block until 1990, Belarus hasn’t really kept up with the trends in the world, including that of protecting the weak.
The country has no policies or legislation by which it acknowledges the sentience of animals, nor are there any signs of any changes in this department anytime soon. The government has not even pledged in principle to support the Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare and there are no animal protection laws in place to prohibit causing animal suffering. All in all, this is the top country on this list of the 11 worst countries for animal cruelty.
